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Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet to Helmet: We can’t kid ourselves — the Chiefs are here again for a reason

Jason Asvestopoulos February 5, 2025
With the Pro Bowl behind us, the NFL train has departed for its final destination in the 2024-2025 season — the Super Bowl. The two remaining teams are no strangers to success.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet-to-Helmet: For week 5 underachievers, how high is the panic meter?

Jason Asvestopoulos October 9, 2024
We have started to get a clearer picture of where each National Football League team’s season is going after the first five weeks of the season. Some squads have become pleasant surprises, whereas others have had unexpected declines. Can these next four teams rebound from a rough start, or should alarm bells echo all throughout their fanbase?
Helmet-to-Helmet: These NFL season claims call for ‘proper reaction’ or ‘overreaction’

Helmet-to-Helmet: These NFL season claims call for ‘proper reaction’ or ‘overreaction’

Jason Asvestopoulos September 19, 2024
We are two weeks into the 2024-25 NFL season, and some teams have already astounded fans. In these moments of high emotion, fans are making some pretty crazy claims. Welcome to a segment I like to call “Proper Reaction or Overreaction.”
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet-to Helmet: Where things went right, and who got robbed at the NFL Honors

Jason Asvestopoulos February 15, 2024
The NFL season has now fully wrapped up, and the Kansas City Chiefs have established their dynasty by winning their third championship in five years. The San Francisco 49ers are once again left with a bitter feeling after losing the Super Bowl, but at least one of their players was recognized for his outstanding season. 
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Helmet to Helmet: Could Tyreek Hill be the first non-QB MVP in over a decade?

Jason Asvestopoulos December 7, 2023
Quarterbacks have won every single NFL MVP award since 2012. If Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill shatters the records he's projected to, he very well could be the first non-QB since Adrian Peterson to earn that honor.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: Free Agency Frenzy

Brett Abrams March 20, 2023
The NFL free agency market is open and many high profile players have found new homes as teams look to improve their roster this offseason.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: Super Bowl Storylines

Brett Abrams January 30, 2023
The stage is set for a Super Bowl LVII showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs, and this year's game will be a historic one. Columnist Brett Abrams details storylines that have emerged leading up to the big showdown.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: Conference Championship preview

Brett Abrams January 23, 2023
The San Francisco 49ers take on the Philadelphia Eagles and the Cincinnati Bengals battle the Kansas City Chiefs in the Conference Championship round of the NFL playoffs.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: Christian McCaffrey makes the 49ers Super Bowl contenders

Brett Abrams November 16, 2022
In this week's edition of 4th and Inches, columnist Brett Abrams discusses Christian McCaffrey's immediate impact since being traded to the San Francisco 49ers.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

4th and Inches: NFL trade deadline

Brett Abrams November 10, 2022
Brett Abrams in this week's edition of 4th and Inches shares the biggest trades made at the NFL's trade deadline.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Booms, Busts and Bets: NFL Divisional Round

Sean Hroncich January 21, 2022
Columnist Sean Hroncich reveals his betting advice for this weekend's NFL Divisional Round games.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Booms, Busts and Bets: NFL Week 11

Sean Hroncich November 18, 2021
Sean Hroncich discusses the most significant fantasy outlooks entering Week 11 of the NFL season.
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